'''Gunpowder''' is a [[Science]] [[Item]] and explosive [[Weapon]]. It requires 1 [[Rotten Egg]], 1 [[Charcoal]], and 1 [[Nitre]] to craft and an [[Alchemy Engine]] to prototype. Rotten [[Egg]]s are produced by waiting for Eggs to rot, and can usually be found in [[Pengull]] nests sometime after [[Winter]] ends. [[Charcoal]] can be obtained by burning trees. [[Nitre]] is dropped from mining [[boulders]], or by digging up [[Moleworm]] burrows in the Reign of Giants DLC.

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When placed and lit on [[:Category:Fire Starter|fire]], Gunpowder will explode after 3–6 seconds, destroying objects and dealing massive damage in a small radius (less than one [[Wall]] unit, or 1/4th of a [[Turf]] unit.). It deals 200 damage per charge and can be exploded in stacks, which is more than enough to instantly kill an unarmored character at full health (with the exception of [[Wolfgang]], an upgraded [[WX-78]], or [[Wigfrid]]). This damage is not affected by a Character's damage multipliers.

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Any loot dropped by [[Mobs]] killed with Gunpowder will turn to [[Ashes]] or the cooked version of their respective [[Meats|Meat]] ([[Cooked Morsel]], [[Fried Egg]], etc.), ''except'' for loot dropped from the boss monster [[Dragonfly]] in ''[[Reign of Giants]]'' DLC.

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== {{pic32|Gift Icon}} Downloadable Content==

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In the ''[[Shipwrecked]]'' DLC, Gunpowder can be used to craft [[Coconade]]s and [[Boat Cannon]]s. It can also be used to destroy [[Obsidian Boulder]]s.

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In the ''[[Hamlet]]'' DLC, Gunpowder can be used to load the [[Blunderbuss]], a ranged weapon dealing 200 damage. It can also be used to destroy [[Ancient Pig Ruins|Suspicious Cracks]] in the [[Ancient Pig Ruins]].

In ''[[Don't Starve Together]]'', Giants and bosses from ''[[A New Reign]]'' gain a resistance to explosive damage when it's received within a short time span. This resistance will fade completely if no other explosive damage is done within 10 seconds.

** each Slurtle Slime adds '''0.625%''' and '''0.05 seconds''' of decay time

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* resistance remains at full strength for '''2 seconds'''

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* resistance then decays by '''12.5% per second'''

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* maximum time for resistance to decay to 0% is therefore '''10 seconds'''

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'''Gunpowder''' is a [[Science]] [[item]]. It requires a [[Rotten Egg]], a [[Charcoal]], a [[Nitre]] to craft and an [[Alchemy Engine]] to prototype. When placed on the ground and lit on fire it will proceed to explode after 3-6 seconds, destroying objects and dealing massive damage in a small radius. It deals 200 damage per charge (can be exploded in stacks).{{Clear}}

When placed and lit on fire, Gunpowder will explode after 3–6 seconds, destroying objects and dealing massive damage in a small radius (less than one Wall unit, or 1/4th of a Turf unit.). It deals 200 damage per charge and can be exploded in stacks, which is more than enough to instantly kill an unarmored character at full health (with the exception of Wolfgang, an upgraded WX-78, or Wigfrid). This damage is not affected by a Character's damage multipliers.

Don't Starve Together

In Don't Starve Together, Giants and bosses from A New Reign gain a resistance to explosive damage when it's received within a short time span. This resistance will fade completely if no other explosive damage is done within 10 seconds.